Wind-shield construction.



F'. R. FAGEOL.

WIND SHIELD CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED JUNEZO. 1917.

j gggg' 6&2; I Patented Feb. 18, 1919 WITNESS:

IN VEN TOR. J- W A TTORNF. YS.

FRANK R. FAGEOL, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

WIND-SHIELD CON STBUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

Application filed June 20, 1917. Serial No. 175,788.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK R. FAonoL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county ofAlameda and State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Windshield Construction, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to nnprovements in wind-shields employedon motor driven vehicles, and has for its principal objects to provide aconstruction employing a plurality of transparent shield sections 'apable, of independent adjustment to permit of easy driving during ara1n.and permitting ventilation when desired; to provide an improvedadjustment of the independent shield sect-ions whereby the sidestandardsare unbroken and independent adjustment at any desired angle of theupper and lower shield sections may be had The invention consistsprimarily in pivotally mounting the upper and lower shield sections attheir upper and lower side edges in such manner that the respectivesections will swing on a horizontal axis and to incorporate therewith ameans disposed within the respective shield sections and cooperatingwith the supporting standards whcre by the sections may be retained intheir ad j usted position. To provide a construction wherein theadjusting mechanism. is concealed from View therebyv enhancing thebeauty of the shield and removing from the vision the unsightly shieldsection adjusting mechanism now employed.

l'Vith the above mentioned and other objects in view the inventionconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out inthe claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes inthe form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within thescope of the claims may be resorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

To more fully comprehend the invention reference is directed to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the preferred embodiment of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation with the upper and lower shieldsections in. their adjusted position.

Fig. 3 is a View in elevation partly in section, illustrating thepreferred construction employed for retaining the sections in theiradjusted position.

.Fig. +1 is a sectional view taken on the line H of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the several views of the drawings,wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts, thenumerals 1, indicate the parallel spaced upwardly extended sidestandards which are suitably secured. at their lower ends preferablytothe vehicle body. Between the standards 1 are positioned therespective upper and lower shield sections A and B ananged in suchmanner that the lower edge of the upper section A overlaps the upperedge of the lower section B as in Figs." 1 and 2 of the drawings. Theshield sections each consist of a rectangular frame 2 having spacedsubstantially flat end members and a connecting base member each formedon its inner face with the groove 3 in which is adapted to be receivedthe transparent shield portion whi h is held therein by a suitablepacking 5.

The connecting base portions are formed 1 with a longitudinally disposedopen ended tubul r portion 6 in the outer end of each.

of which is mounted a tubular member 7 flanged as at 8 over the end ofthe portion (3 and provided with' a conical recess 9 open toward theouter end thereof. Within the conical recess 9 of the respective tubularmembers 7 at the opposite ends of the tubular portions (3 of the lowershield section B is positioned a sleeve 10, the outer and e11- largedend 11 of which is sli'dably mounted upon a stud 12 projecting laterallyinwardly from the standard. A suitable key 13 carried by the respectivestuds 12and each cooperating with a groove 14 in the enlarged end 11 ofthe respective'sleeves permits longitudii'ial movement of the sleeves ontheir respective studs but prevents axial movement thereof.

The inner conical end of the respective sleeves are received in theconical recesses 9 of the respective tubular members 7, and said sleevesare adjusted longitudinally of the studs to have greater or lessfrictional contact-with the conical recesses of the respective tubularmembers 7 by a rotatable shaft 15 extending longitudinally of thetubular portion 6 and having threaded engagement at its opposite ends at16 with the respective sleeves. The shaft carries within its length agear 17 engaged by an operating worm 18 on a rotatable operating handle18' extending outwardly from the tubular portion 6 to a point withineasy reach of the vehicleoperator. In mounting the upper shield sectionA the sleeves l() are dispensed with and a stud 19 having aconical end20 is employed, said studs exteiid into the respective conical recessesin the tubular members 20. In maintaining frictional contactbetween theconical ends 20 of the studs and the conical recesses of the tubularmembers 7 the shaft 15 threads at its opposite ends directly into thestuds as at 21 and on the adjustment thereof to hold the stud in itsadjustable position, said shaft draws the studs t'qward each. other dueto the flexibility of the free upper ends of the standards 1.

. Intermediate of the flanged portion 8 of the tubular members and thefaces of the respective studs are interposed suitable compressiblefriction washers, 22.

By my improved construct-ion, it will be apparent that the operation ofthe handle 18 simultaneously controls the friction connectionsbetweenthe opposite ends of the respective shield portions and the standardsthereby eliminating independent operations of the friction joints whichis now the custom and overcoming the necessity of the driver leaving h1sseat when an adjustment of two subscribing witnesses.

edge of the frame and provided within its opposite ends with tubularfulcrum niembers each formed with a conical recess, a

conical fulcrum projection associated with each standard for receptionwithin the respective conical fulcrum members, a rotatable locking rodextending longitudinally,

within the, .tubular member and having threaded connection at itsopposite ends with said conical fulcrum projections, and an operatingmeans extending exteriorly of said tubular member and having engagementwith said rod for rotating the same tov draw said 'conicalfulcrumprojections to-i ward each other to maintain said shield initsadpiste'd position relativeto said standards. p A

2. A wind shield comprising a pair of supporting standards, atransparent shield W portion mounted for pivotal movement on ahorizontal axis between the same and in cluding'a frame'forincd on onelongitudh' nal sideedge with an open ended tubular ortion extendingapproximately the ,full

ength thereof, a tubularmeinber within each end of said tubular frameportion and provided with a conical bore, a stud carried by therespective standards and one projecting from each end of said tubularframe and into each of said conical bores, aslccve 1 longitudinallyslidable on each of said studs,

means for locking the same fromaxialmovry 'inent thereon, said. sleevesprovided with a conical end for reception one within each of saidconical bores, a rod extending longitudinally Within said-tubular-franicportion and having threaded engagement at its opposite ends with saidsleeves, and an oper-" ating means for said rod carried by said shieldframe.

In testimony whereof I have signedniy. T

name to this specification in the presence FRANK R. FAGEOL.

lVitnesses: Y HARRY A. TotrTEN,

D; B. RICHARDS.

